Dimorphotheca seed

Type
Sowing Temp
Advice

half hardy annual 
18-20°C
Cover seed with compost or vermiculite. Can be direct sown early May onwards. 
Use a well drained soil mix and keep on the dry side. The cooler the temperature, the higher the bud count and the more compact the plants will be.

 

Dimorphotheca African Moon  25 - 30cm
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca
African Daisy 'African Moon' has unusual white and apricot bicoloured blooms. Bushy free flowering plants are excellent for dry areas, ideal for borders or containers attracting both bees and butterflies.

pkt approx 30 seeds

pkt approx 75 seeds

tpkt approx 225 seeds


 

 

 

Dimorphotheca African Moon seed 

 

 

Dolichos seed
(Hyacinth Bean)

Type
Sowing Temp
Advice

half hardy annual Climber
18-20°C
Sow march onwards indoors or direct sow when air temp 18°C
Dolichos Lab lab 3m
Hyacinth Bean
Fast growing vine used for growing up fencing in sheltered places or in patio containers. Violet to white flowers on green foliage.
Grow in any well drained soil in full sun (for the best crop of beans, water freely and fertilize with a liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks) support plants.

pkt approx 30 seeds

tpkt approx 90 seeds

Bulk approx 400 seeds

Dolichos Lab Lab seeds from nickys seeds 

 

Doronicum seed
(Leopard's bane)

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice

Hardy perennial
20°C
Thin layer vermiculite
Sow spring and summer
Ideal border plant or cut flower

Hardiness Zones 4-7
Doronicum Little Leo 35cm
Leopards Bane
This is an outstanding new selection suitable for pot and border. Will flower naturally from a June - July sowing in April - May being compact in habit and early flowering.

pkt approx 20 seeds

pkt approx 50 seeds

tpkt approx 150 seeds

 

Doronicum Orientale 'Little Leo'   ©Ernst Benary, Hann. Münden

 

 


Doronicum Caucasicum Magnificum

Early flowering perennial with golden yellow large daisy like flowers.

pkt approx 80 seeds

pkt approx 200 seeds

tpkt approx 600 seeds

Doronicum Caucasicum Magnificum 

 

Draba seed
(Whitlow grass)

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice

Hardy rockery perennial
15-20°C
Thin layer vermiculite
Sow spring, water plants from below.
Cushion plants, dark green leaves use in rockeries, dry walls or paving.
Flowers March-April

Hardiness Zones 4
Draba Aizoon 7-10cm
This rockery plant is early flowering with flowers of a strong sulpher-yellow.

pkt approx 20 seeds

pkt approx 50 seeds

tpkt approx 150 seeds

 Draba Aizoon

 

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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia, Begonia etc requires no cover.

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